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Merging rows with data in different fields

jrobiso2
8 - Asteroid

I have 30K of rows similar to this:

 

NameUIDField1Field2Field3
hostname 1blah1x  
hostname 1blah1 x 
hostname 1blah1  x
hostname 2blah2 x 
hostname 2blah2x  
hostname 2blah2   
hostname 3blah3  x
hostname 3blah3 x 
hostname 3blah3x  

 

What I need to do is have the data end up like this:

 

hostname 1blah1xxx
hostname 2blah2xxo
hostname 3blah3xxx

 

I don't seem to be getting anywhere, either with Summary, or Multi-Row Formula, etc. I KNOW this should be easy, but the solution just isn't coming to me.

Help?!?

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MilindG
12 - Quasar

I have attached couple ways. See if that works

jrobiso2
8 - Asteroid

Nice. Unfortunately, my boxes don't show that x can exist for the same field in more than one row, so the concat results in x,x,x, etc.

 

I'm thinking perhaps Max instead of Concat?

jrobiso2
8 - Asteroid

Got it! 

Formula to turn any "N/A" entry in the 3 Fields to blank, then a Summarize, grouping on all columns except those 3 . . . those 3 I use "Max" in the Summarize tool. (My Field values are 3 letter acronyms, hence the need to remove any "N/A" values, as those are 3 characters - so blank those to make Max work).

Thanks for the ideas in your Merge file!

MilindG
12 - Quasar

Awesome, Glad you found the solution. Cheers!

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